Stop Doing Auxiliary Exercises

[@janfischer861]

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[@NordicBeast98]

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[@MrWilllego]

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[@willratelle8027]

Thanks man

[@CSFREERUNNING]

Love your stuff man. You and Grant Fowler are probably my two favourite people to follow. You've both helped me fill in some blanks when it comes to training, well really you made me realise they aren't blanks, rather arbitrary "rules" that don't serve me anyway!

[@willratelle8027]

Thank you, very much appreciated!

[@macewindont9922]

2:02 your advice is always so pleasantly nuanced.

[@betrayer992]

Good info. I am recreational lifter who is still learning but this makes sense for professional athletes and improving their performance. I like your videos, short, concise and to the point.

[@willratelle8027]

Thank you

[@carsonc4134]

Hopefully the algorithm starts showing you some love. All athletes have something to gain from These videos. Keep up the good work.

[@Dav1dBond]

I love just ramping through 10 sets of a main lift or 2 and not worrying about much else. It's always done more for me than any other way of training.

[@krb0123]

Couldn’t agree more! Love your channel btw man. I’ve learned more from you and Joe Defranco than I have from any other strength coach and college course combined.

[@willratelle8027]

Thanks man that means a lot. Defranco is a legend.

[@fabiopreka]

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[@willratelle8027]

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[@x-Musashi-x]

This is helpful advice. I needed this, I appreciate it man.

[@billstewart2492]

Interesting. Never thought about this before.

[@johnlammergeier2890]

Amen brother, great video

[@StarcraftDr]

“Instead of performing 5-6 sets why not 10 sets” Because the fatigue associated with 10 sets of big bad ass compound is going to destroy many or most of the athletes I work with Now don’t get me wrong it’s gonna destroy them in a good way But what’s gonna go less good is captain’s practice that Friday evening and Greco club on Saturday morning. For better or worse (I say worse) the reality is the athletes I work with, even at the HS level, are almost all single sport year round athletes So yeah ima probably hammer em hard and fast with some sprints and heavy lifting on the front end And yeah we’ll get a little pump on the back end, maybe work some odd movements that they need for the sport, some other planes of movement. Little less fatiguing stuff we can do to get better, stay healthy, look good feel good. More specific to the individual usually. But not a set of 10 back squat bc they aren’t competitive back squatters and bc it doesn’t take much volume to get hella strong

[@christopherseat9871]

Love your thought on extra e exercise. POWERLIFTING taught me ,there not necessarily, unless it is a dip and pull up.

[@carsonc4134]

Awesome content always packed with information. Can you make some videos focused on cardiovascular and respiratory endurance?

[@ivanvukovic3149]

Agree, better focus 100% on one/two things instead of putt 20% in 5 things, if we talk about strength performanse

[@willratelle8027]

absolutely

[@W1LDtracer]

but what about "westside barbell" style(dead) with LOT of aux@@willratelle8027

[@woohay]

What about nervous system fatigue? Auxillary lifts don't fatigue as much as heavy compounds.

[@Iheartlifting]

Yeah, so you can program certain days with a few of those lifts instead of the big ones if you feel it’s necessary. He’s just saying you don’t have to cram them all in the same day

[@schuylerharting8083]

Love it.

[@athletic_doc]

I love these two minute rants!!

[@kace999]

I find myself building my strengh programs and always end up moving heavy weight in the major planes of movement. Upper body puhsing is just bench press, shoulder press, and dips. Upper body pulling is just bent over rows and pullups. Legs are even easier. Deads and squats, maybe some heavy lateral lunges. Throw in a weighty carry and it's done. As a father, husband, and worker, that's all I have time for on top of my BJJ and my running. It works.

[@TyghtAlso]

I will die before I give up curls.

[@kreg27]

Love this.

[@IHACKER316]

I'm LOVING the videos. So is it ok to focus on the squats like you said , but also do extra movements to build muscle after ?

[@etimezz]

Yeah, you’ll need the extra volume for the muscle groups you want to build.

[@davidb5127]

I've been squatting 2-3x/week since I started lifting seriously almost 2 years ago and am still making progress. It's because I squat for 30+ minutes each time. Haven't touched the leg press. And people call me crazy!

[@keysersoze5920]

Keep squatting. Leg press is worthless.

[@denoffitness3379]

That's what i always do, less exercises but more volume , intensity sith them

[@jonathancatapano9867]

I definitely agree with the argument for focusing more on bang for buck. But dont you potentially see a benefit in aux exercises for means of meaningful accessory work that hits muscles in a different manner than lets say a back squat? or for means of improving rom in specific joints or for health? or would you just hit those aux movements in a more intense manner on a different day depending on the goal?

[@willratelle8027]

Yeah I would still do those auxiliary exercises, just in separate days and I would treat them as main strength exercises.

[@jfitness432]

Good points but I do believe as we age and want to stay athletic outside of playing a sport or sprinting and Plyos we need to stay injury free and I think doing unilateral work is critical. Split squats are amazing and thinking about spinal compression and how it slows is down as we age is something I believe in, no need to back squat there’s nothing magical about it at all. In addition Soleus training is best done isolated in the gym and think it’s something to keep in your program

[@Monaleen85]

He never said exclude unilateral exercises.

[@philipmartin3902]

What do you think of doing something like hamstring curls after RDLs say? From my point of view, the hamstring curl stimulates a response closer to the knee than a RDL does?

[@carsonc4134]

I notice that Nordic hamstring curls are sort of a hot topic right now, maybe you could make some algorithm friendly Nordic videos on variations and and different techniques. For instance pelvic tilt vs no pelvic tilt. I’d also be curious about leg extension techniques and variations for different benefits. Thanks

[@willratelle8027]

I do have one video I made a while back about the Nordic hamstring curl

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[@musikalniyfanboichik]

good advice for strength not so much aesthetics tho

[@etimezz]

how would you recommend programming two exercises into one session? for example, if doing 20 minutes of back squats, what kind of exercise makes the most sense to follow? thanks big time for all your insight.

[@sabertoothwallaby2937]

Thank you

[@marcegonzalez5117]

Greeting from Argentina , you and Blaine mc connell, are the best in you tube. Big strong athetic

[@willratelle8027]

Thanks man, means a lot 🤝

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Looking forward for your subscription based model of training!

[@michaelgrare8036]

@Will any news on the sub project?

[@chrisdellosa1139]

Quads are poppppping g

[@johnhenrymerk]

Enjoy the information! By the way do you blink?

[@steelmacecontinuum8696]

If you can do five sets od stepups after squats IT means the squats were weak.

[@willratelle8027]

True!

[@firejuggler31]

What if I’m training so I don’t get osteo when I’m old?

[@willratelle8027]

Just keep lifting weights

[@AngryAyrab]

A lot of what you're saying makes sense if you want to get good at a lift. If you want to get good at benching, you should stick to bench. I think for bodybuilders, some slight exercise variation can benefit them.

[@ourclarioncall]

Did you ever make the subscription thing you mentioned in the video ?

[@willratelle8027]

Yes “hoss concurrent” on TrainHeroic

[@ourclarioncall]

@@willratelle8027 is that on KZbin or a website ? Got a link?

[@ourclarioncall]

@@willratelle8027 ah found it

[@cheeks7050]

10 sets on the main lift every session 😮

[@antonwhyte1584]

I’m 6’1 165 and i want to gain muscle mass and still be athletic can I still use the approach of doing the major exercise and skipping the auxiliary exercises ?

[@willratelle8027]

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[@tre1740]

u probs get this a lot but whats up with the thick neck do u train it or do wrestling or something or just genetic? cheers

[@willratelle8027]

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[@oraclegps]

Excellent point 👍 however the clip attached still don't match what you are saying 😂😂

[@gregorykleppen8058]

Algo

[@willratelle8027]

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[@amcshawn3446]

Let me know when your subscription starts up… great idea

[@willratelle8027]

It’s up on TrainHeroic. The subscription is Hoss Concurrent.

[@WiecznieNieNasycony]

you need to do on traning what works for you not what others tell you to do

[@BuJammy]

If you aren't doing alternating curls, I question your reasons for even getting involved in *any* sports, because chicks dig big biceps. It's science.

[@carsonc4134]

👍

[@TheEmilioMartinez99]

Don’t major in the minors 🤘🏽

[@bckmanjoel]

Look at the best in the world (the Chinese oly lifters) and do what they do.

[@babycheesus666]

pencil neck - this guy can never be called

[@TheOmengod]

Bodybuilding requires this. 70 years of Bodybuilding is my proof. I've never seen a bodybuilder go into the gym and do one exercise. If you're just a regular person trying to become a beast, I agree with this method. But then you also have to worry about recovery; especially if you're not on the sauce or you're over 40.

[@jmass4207]

From my understanding putting on mass to build up your base strength over time is favored by a lot of powerlifters.

[@abbyik7357]

Oly lifting has been at it. 6-10 sets of 3-5 reps is where it's at. If you feel there's an imbalance- do some extra work on your weakside

[@willratelle8027]

100 percent

[@abereid4315]

what percentage of intensity do oly lifters usually train and how often do they train the 6-10x3-5 for the same lift?

[@andneomatmj23]

Interesting view. Matt Wenning wouldn't agree with you.

[@MarekKE-ei6ec]

You think you're smart, but you ONLY train MUSCLES, but you don't allow your joints and FASCIA different angles and directions of movement. Then you are strong ONLY in the exercises you perform, and when those exercises are few, you are weak in other weighted movements. Great strength for squats, deadlifts, bench press, military press, but with the "offset" method you are as weak as tea... Macebell exercises would lift you with a ridiculous 15kg weight, With 20kg ViPR you would sweat like a pig, etc... Minimalism in exercise is a symptom of not understanding what exercise is supposed to be about.

[@willratelle8027]

Wrong

[@Lane_X]

Extremely relative info Baldy. Not everyone trains for “only” strength . Many people maintain a balance, as much as possible to coexist between aerobic and anaerobic training (hypertrophy + strength). Also, strength-based training has a lot of drawbacks, most importantly injuries and horrible blood markers. So don’t just make vids like this just coz you need money. Well we all want to make money, but be sensible with your content.